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. >> a major announcement from the pentagon. secretary leon panetta warned congress that hundreds of thousands of civilian workers could be furloughed and soon. >> if a series of automatic spending cuts hit next week. nikole killion has details. >> if these furloughs going to affect it would mean forced time off and less pay. at the pentagon a sobering announcement. >> we feel we do not have any choice but to impose furloughs. we would much prefer not to do it. >> officials laid out their plans to furlough 800,000 workers if automatic spending cuts known as sequestration go into effect march 1. >> the furloughs are enacted civilians were -- will experience a 20% decrease in their pay between late april and september. as a result, many families will be forced to make difficult decisions. >> in a letter to john boehner, leon panetta warned their deductions would put us on a pass to a hollow force. and john kerry said the fiscal impact threatens america's credibility. >> there is nothing in this current budget fight that requires u
. >> a major announcement from the pentagon. secretary leon panetta warned congress that hundreds of thousands of civilian workers could be furloughed and soon. >> if a series of automatic spending cuts hit next week. nikole killion has details. >> if these furloughs going to affect it would mean forced time off and less pay. at the pentagon a sobering announcement. >> we feel we do not have any choice but to impose furloughs. we would much prefer not to do it. >>...
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that killed, you know, 3,000 innocent people in our trade center and killed almost 200 people at the pentagon as well as those in pennsylvania. it was a deliberate act of terrorism. we went to war. and when you go to war and you have an enemy out there, you've got to use everything you can to make sure you go after that enemy. and that's what we did. and the fact is we had very precise effective operations to go right at al qaeda's leadership. and by weakening them and by significantly impacting them especially with the bin laden raid the fact is we are safer today from that 9/11-type attack. >> there seems to be some concern even the president did an interview with mark bouden and said there's a remoteness to it that makes it tempting that somehow we can without any mess on our hands solve vexing security problems. it's the morale -- >> you know, as a catholic i remember when i first became director of the cia and realized that i was making life and death decisions with regards to our operations. it doesn't come lightly. you've got to really think about it. you've got to make sure that we re
that killed, you know, 3,000 innocent people in our trade center and killed almost 200 people at the pentagon as well as those in pennsylvania. it was a deliberate act of terrorism. we went to war. and when you go to war and you have an enemy out there, you've got to use everything you can to make sure you go after that enemy. and that's what we did. and the fact is we had very precise effective operations to go right at al qaeda's leadership. and by weakening them and by significantly...
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and others sued the pentagon to do away with the ban. leon panetta, the outgoing director, follows a decade of war. >> women have been fighting in these combat roles for a long time. they just have not been getting the credit for it. they have not been earning what is due to them because of it and they have not been able to be promoted. >> not everyone thinks it is a good idea. >> it is needed. correct the damage is -- has been in place since 1984. -- >> began has been in place in 1994. correct new at noon, baltimore police release the identity on milton north avenue tuesday night. happen in the 600 blogger 9:30 p.m. tuesday night. officers discovered 32-year-old justin lee milton shot. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. a second victim was in the shooting appeared -- was in the shooting. a fire in apartments started around 4:30 a.m. this morning -- 12:30 p.m. this morning. part of the roof collapsed before they brought the fire under control around 2:30 a.m. no one was hurt. investigators are still on the scene.
and others sued the pentagon to do away with the ban. leon panetta, the outgoing director, follows a decade of war. >> women have been fighting in these combat roles for a long time. they just have not been getting the credit for it. they have not been earning what is due to them because of it and they have not been able to be promoted. >> not everyone thinks it is a good idea. >> it is needed. correct the damage is -- has been in place since 1984. -- >> began has been...
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cbs news pentagon correspondent david martin reports that the military branches will have until may to come up with plans to make this happen and then we'll have two and a half years after that to implement them fully the end of 2015. gary nurenberg, wusa9. >>> fire investigators are still searching for the cause of a house fire which killed a mother and daughter in falls church, virginia. laura schneider gardner was a teacher at gallaudet university. her daughter mary anne was a high school student on the gallaudet campus. both were hearing impaired. two dogs and eight cats also died in the blaze. still no word if the home was equipped with fire alarms for the hearing impaired. >>> they say a plan to close 15 public schools in d.c. this year is unfair. so some attorneys and school activists are suing the d.c. government. they say it disproportion natalie affects black students. the group rallied yesterday outside city hall. donald temple is one of the attorneys involved in this lawsuit. >> the leaders of the city who occupy this building should take steps to ensure that there is equal
cbs news pentagon correspondent david martin reports that the military branches will have until may to come up with plans to make this happen and then we'll have two and a half years after that to implement them fully the end of 2015. gary nurenberg, wusa9. >>> fire investigators are still searching for the cause of a house fire which killed a mother and daughter in falls church, virginia. laura schneider gardner was a teacher at gallaudet university. her daughter mary anne was a high...
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jennifer griffin has the latest for us now from the pentagon. >> good evening. this is the first concrete find the budget uncertainty is going to have a real impact on national security at a time when tensions are high with iran over the nuclear program u.s. has had a policy of having aircraft carriers in the gulf for the past two years. they will replace the u.s. senate. facing budget uncertainty including increasing resolution and a looming potential for across-the-board sequestration cuts u.s. navy made this request to the secretary and he approved the navy to reverse the deployment orders of the uss truman at the last moment. lou: what does this mean f the families on the truman? >> it wreaks havoc on their lives. some have left their least dropped. supposed to leave this friday, so this is a last-minute reversal by the pentagon. they say it could be in the gulf in two weeks time if there were an emergency that would take that long to go from northern virginia. they're going nuts trying to plan for sequestration, something they were told not to plan for and
jennifer griffin has the latest for us now from the pentagon. >> good evening. this is the first concrete find the budget uncertainty is going to have a real impact on national security at a time when tensions are high with iran over the nuclear program u.s. has had a policy of having aircraft carriers in the gulf for the past two years. they will replace the u.s. senate. facing budget uncertainty including increasing resolution and a looming potential for across-the-board sequestration...
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to slice the pentagon's budget. dean telling the huffington post i'm in favor of the sequester. it's tough on things i care about a lot but the fact of the matter is you are not going to get another chance to cut the defense budget in the way it needs to be cut. white house officials disagree. as an outgoing defense secretary leon panetta who warned such deep cuts could leave america with a second rate military. you will remember republicans were furious before the election that the white house did not follow the warren act that requires employers to warn employees about the potential lay-offs. since furlough notices are only going out now, defense officials say they work at the pentagon until late april. even if the sequest starts on march 1. at the white house, ed henry. fox news. >> bret: the pentagon's budget chief says the effects of the cuts will be felt nationwide. he says the biggest potential losses will be in california, texas, georgia and virginia. national security correspondent jennifer griffin on what it could mean for one virginia community. >> sequester take effe
to slice the pentagon's budget. dean telling the huffington post i'm in favor of the sequester. it's tough on things i care about a lot but the fact of the matter is you are not going to get another chance to cut the defense budget in the way it needs to be cut. white house officials disagree. as an outgoing defense secretary leon panetta who warned such deep cuts could leave america with a second rate military. you will remember republicans were furious before the election that the white house...
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. >> if the automatic cuts go into effect he says expect action from the pentagon including furloughing as many as 800,000 civilian workers for up to 22 days. cutting back on army training and maintenance, shrinking naval operations and reducing air force flying hours and weapons and its. today a group of house republicans proposed cutting the federal work force by 10%. >> our defense should not be used as a bargaining chip because of other policy aspirations of people want to accomplish. >> house speaker john boehner called sequestration a bad idea. he says it was forced upon republicans by president obama. >> it is taking a meat ax to our government and many programs in national defense. >> experts warn the impact would be especially felt in the washington area. >> i am very concerned about it. >> this car salesman says he is optimistic. >> so far we have not seen much of a decline. we don't really see a decrease in sales, but possibly in the near future, yes. >> house speaker john boehner alleges it was because president obama wanted to avoid making tough cuts during a presidential c
. >> if the automatic cuts go into effect he says expect action from the pentagon including furloughing as many as 800,000 civilian workers for up to 22 days. cutting back on army training and maintenance, shrinking naval operations and reducing air force flying hours and weapons and its. today a group of house republicans proposed cutting the federal work force by 10%. >> our defense should not be used as a bargaining chip because of other policy aspirations of people want to...
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leon panetta is stepping down as the cia director and pentagon chief. he has nominated chuck hagel as replacement. harry reid is pressing for a full vote. he is ask for people serving as early as the first. they will move to movie he theaters, and the ability to fly on defense department aircraft. >>> this morning, government experts will discuss the high speed rail program. it is a three day summit filled with visionaries who will be reviewing the plan that lasts from 2015 to 2030 and from san diego to san francisco. >>> time now 4:46 let's take another look at traffic with sal. are you looking at it? >> yes, there are no major problems through there and traffic looks good, it looks like a little bit of roadwork. coming from oakland to san francisco, it looks good 4:47 let's go to steve. there is still an on shore breeze which is not that strong but yesterday we had definitely 50s and 50s yesterday at half- moon bay fairfield 31 and yesterday at this time they had a north went and they were 31 yet there is still a component and an on shore breeze and y
leon panetta is stepping down as the cia director and pentagon chief. he has nominated chuck hagel as replacement. harry reid is pressing for a full vote. he is ask for people serving as early as the first. they will move to movie he theaters, and the ability to fly on defense department aircraft. >>> this morning, government experts will discuss the high speed rail program. it is a three day summit filled with visionaries who will be reviewing the plan that lasts from 2015 to 2030 and...
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. >>> a ground-breaking move bit pentagon lifting the ban on women serving in combat. that means women will now be able to fight on the front lines. the move expected to be officially announced today by leon panetta. >>> some fiery testimony from secretary of state hillary clinton on capitol hill yesterday. for more than five hours in two separate hags, she defended her role in the aftermath of the attacks on the u.s. consulate in libya. she also heard the anger of republicans who say they are not satisfied with the steps taken by the white house before and after the ahack. -- in two separate hearings. >>> debates over gun control continue across the country after mass shootings. as trace gallagher reports, vice president joe biden will hit the road to promote the government's plans. >> reporter: vice president biden launching a series of road trips to promote gun control. the white house says the campaign includes a visit to virginia a state where many strongly support gun rights. virginia experienced its open school shooting tragedy. thirty-two people were killed in
. >>> a ground-breaking move bit pentagon lifting the ban on women serving in combat. that means women will now be able to fight on the front lines. the move expected to be officially announced today by leon panetta. >>> some fiery testimony from secretary of state hillary clinton on capitol hill yesterday. for more than five hours in two separate hags, she defended her role in the aftermath of the attacks on the u.s. consulate in libya. she also heard the anger of republicans...
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. >>> the threat of huge budget cuts next smooth forcing the pentagon to make a drastic move this morning. defense secretary leon panetta says the number of aircraft carriers stationed in the critical persian gulf is being reduced from two to one. the decision comes just one day before the uss harry truman was to leave norfolk for the gulf. two carrier groups have been kept in the region for most of the past two years because of rising tensions with iran. >>> and we've learned the man chosen to replace leon panetta as defense secretary will not receive a confirmation vote today as originally planned. the senate armed services committee decided to delay the vote on former senator chuck hagel after demands for more information from republicans. several senators have asked for more detail of hagel's business dealings and contents of past speeches. democrats say the move is just political posturing, and they fully expect hagel to be confirmed. >>> 4:36. florida senator marco rubio will deliver the republican response to the president's state of the union address. the 41-year-old cuban america
. >>> the threat of huge budget cuts next smooth forcing the pentagon to make a drastic move this morning. defense secretary leon panetta says the number of aircraft carriers stationed in the critical persian gulf is being reduced from two to one. the decision comes just one day before the uss harry truman was to leave norfolk for the gulf. two carrier groups have been kept in the region for most of the past two years because of rising tensions with iran. >>> and we've learned...
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but first, an exclusive interview with deputy defense secretary ash carter a week after the pentagon issued guidance to propair for as much as $50 billion in automatic cuts this year unless congress approving the deficit reduction package and new spending measures by april. hiring has been frozen and travel and training reduced and civilian worker furloughs and may follow. the guidelines came days before lawmakers edged toward a compromise to avert the so- called fiscal cliff. house republicans agreeing to suspend the debt ceiling in exchange for senate democrats agreeing to pass a budget. all this comes as deputy -- as defense secretary leon panetta prepares to retire and former nebraska senator chuck hagel awaits senate confirmation to take his place. carter served for more than two years as the defense acquisition chief where he drove acquisition logistics and efficiency reforms becoming deputy secretary in october 2011. dr. carter great to have you back. >> thanks, good to be here with you vago. >> something that's been making headlines is secretary panetta changing the guidance
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can the pentagon survive budget cuts or are secretary panetta's worries on the mark? mort zuckerman. >> yes, i think they can survive it. they have a gigantic budget. they have to get their funds spent in the right priority. a lot of people feel we're going to have to cut costs out of virtually every department. we cannot ignore it. everybody comes one a case why we should spend money, and nobody comes one a case why we should raise the money to do it. we have to do something to get our budgets under control because otherwise this whole thing is going to explode. >> how does our military compare with mill fares around the world? >> we have about 1 million in the active owe. >> 1.2 million active -- 1.4 active duty, or something. but, john, if panetta is correct, why does the vice president the united states propose a different set of cuts for the same amount of money if it is going to savage the defense budget? he has not come forward with. that clearly this is a meat axe approach. it's not the right approach, but frankly it's the only way the republicans are going to
can the pentagon survive budget cuts or are secretary panetta's worries on the mark? mort zuckerman. >> yes, i think they can survive it. they have a gigantic budget. they have to get their funds spent in the right priority. a lot of people feel we're going to have to cut costs out of virtually every department. we cannot ignore it. everybody comes one a case why we should spend money, and nobody comes one a case why we should raise the money to do it. we have to do something to get our...
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situation in mali from across the atlantic let's go to washington now where would you and live by former pentagon official michael maloof well the militants have killed two foreigners in the holding some twenty american european and japanese nationals in a gas field in algeria as i was just saying a little earlier this all of course is in apparent retaliation to what's happening in mali is this not what paris has been warned against. paris that paris was probably aware of it and i think that the united states was aware of it too. this also this demonstrates how the a.q. . in the maghreb in the islamic magreb basically are coordinating their activities and this is part of an overall our overall. plan to basically take that northern part of africa as a stepping stone into europe itself and there has been threats in paris already by . and what's really tragic is the fact that the united states trained a lot of these. now terrorists who basically defected from the government and and know many of our activities and know how we operate from a special forces standpoint and can use them against us why di
situation in mali from across the atlantic let's go to washington now where would you and live by former pentagon official michael maloof well the militants have killed two foreigners in the holding some twenty american european and japanese nationals in a gas field in algeria as i was just saying a little earlier this all of course is in apparent retaliation to what's happening in mali is this not what paris has been warned against. paris that paris was probably aware of it and i think that...
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they are part of our family, they're part of our pentagon family. and i thank them from the bottom of their heart -- of my heart for their sacrifice and for their dedication. over the last 19 months i've had the privilege of working with many of you and meeting many of you. i've had the great honor of being able to go out and greature troops on the battle front -- greet the troops in the battle front and meet the commanders. i've come away from those experiences with the deep respect and admiration for all of the dedication and sacrifices that our country is willing to make in order to keep us all safe. every day i see the people in this department working and fighting together as one family , united behind our mission of protecting our country. i know this can be a difficult place to work. this is one big bureaucracy. it's a big building. there are a lot of obstacles. there's a lot of red tape. in building -- in a building that's this large, just finding your desk can be a challenge. i'll never forget a few month after i came into the job, i was he
they are part of our family, they're part of our pentagon family. and i thank them from the bottom of their heart -- of my heart for their sacrifice and for their dedication. over the last 19 months i've had the privilege of working with many of you and meeting many of you. i've had the great honor of being able to go out and greature troops on the battle front -- greet the troops in the battle front and meet the commanders. i've come away from those experiences with the deep respect and...
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. >> while we typically talk about the pentagon as -- and it's relationship to private industry is going out and buying goods. we have had this discussion here whether it should by ground combat vehicles or keep that on base. the reality is that we are moving to where the pentagon spends more on buying services rather than buying goods. it is not paying people to go make things. it is making in terms of the hours they are billing. the answer to what extent is it we have not seen the kind of savings that have been promised in the study before 1hand. the savings have been political cost savings where you keep your deployed numbers down even though the overall number of people are roughly the same. what is appropriate for contractors? navy some roles that are appropriate to turn over to contractors and others are not we have been willy-nilly about. once you figure it out, then developing good management structure so you get the best price. you have competition. you can say, they have done a terrible job. it comes back to how the contracts have been structured. let us do two more questions.
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in -- when secretary of defense panetta was to speak about cyber pearl harbor, before he left the pentagon, he suggested a medal for fiber-operated and drone-operated. what has been hire in the medal in the hierarchy. there was an outcry among veterans who say wait a minute. are you serious? people who are -- in front of key boards thousand of miles away from the war or still on the military base where they had joy stick. they should be rewarded with the same medal, even better medal than people who do not fight the real fight. t scary. anybody who has been to a war zone, and, new york, i think almost, i mean, some of you may have experienced this on nieflt. we -- 9/11. we have to respect violence. i felt like in the department of warfare -- it sounds strange, we have lots of veterans we are teaching. people in active duty, people who are studying war. i felt unconsciousble talking cyber war. it doesn't feel right in retle -- relation to those people who have experience. i don't like the metaphor. for me the big reasons go back to initial -- why write the book? it was an mother-in-law thin
in -- when secretary of defense panetta was to speak about cyber pearl harbor, before he left the pentagon, he suggested a medal for fiber-operated and drone-operated. what has been hire in the medal in the hierarchy. there was an outcry among veterans who say wait a minute. are you serious? people who are -- in front of key boards thousand of miles away from the war or still on the military base where they had joy stick. they should be rewarded with the same medal, even better medal than...
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presence in spain this year and is just one part of a push for post military ties across the atlantic as pentagon chief leon panetta makes his final european tour at the post. and a moderate islamist pariah a court and protests that have entered day still to come here on r t we report on what the government sees as a conspiracy between the people and judiciary to depose. for an hour summoned to the floor of the european parliament cyprus was asked to assess its actions over the last six months during which the country over the e.u. it was a period of sore unemployment skyrocket britain eyeing the exit door and talks on an e.u. trillion euro budget collapse however as it turns out that's not how brussel saw it instead heaping praise on cypriot leadership and he's pretty wrong for this report well it was all hunch aches and slaps on the back of them a piece went through what cyprus is done in their six month tenure as the e.u. presidency the president of cyprus saying that it was a time in which they the chief significant results and targets strange words considering that it was also a period in wh
presence in spain this year and is just one part of a push for post military ties across the atlantic as pentagon chief leon panetta makes his final european tour at the post. and a moderate islamist pariah a court and protests that have entered day still to come here on r t we report on what the government sees as a conspiracy between the people and judiciary to depose. for an hour summoned to the floor of the european parliament cyprus was asked to assess its actions over the last six months...
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the warning was aimed at defense department workers at the pentagon and around the world. secretary panetta sent them a written message, as he left for a nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. in it, he said there are limited options for coping with the looming across-the-board cuts. and, he said: >> on our civilians it will be catastrophic. >> woodruff: within hours, top pentagon officials were out, saying employees could lose one day of work per week for 22 weeks. civilians will experience a 20 percent decrease in their pay between late april and september. as a result, many families will be forced to make difficult decisions on where their financial obligations lie. >> reporter: the furloughs could start in late april and save roughly $5 billion. uniformed personnel at war would be exempt, but in a letter to congress, panetta wrote that the spending cuts will slow training and the procurement of weapons. the result, he said, will be a hollow force. the nation's top military leader had said as much last week at a senate hearing on the automatic cuts. chair of the jo
the warning was aimed at defense department workers at the pentagon and around the world. secretary panetta sent them a written message, as he left for a nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. in it, he said there are limited options for coping with the looming across-the-board cuts. and, he said: >> on our civilians it will be catastrophic. >> woodruff: within hours, top pentagon officials were out, saying employees could lose one day of work per week for 22 weeks. civilians...
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and at the pentagon there is a comparable capability to do that. and one of the things frankly when i was secretary i said, we ought to pay more attention at the defense department to how cia handled this operation because they really have a very effective process. so, i think that's happening. i think the pentagon is beginning to develop that kind of capability. i think ultimately the more we can probably put in to the military the better because it's a much more open process. but there are always going to be the need for the kind of clandestine operation that the cia and cia alone can operate. i think we are best off if we can maintain both of those capabilities. >> schieffer: leadership it seems to me is about priorities. president obama has three years to go here, what do you think his priorities should be over the next three years? >> i want president obama to be successful. to have a legacy. and office. there are important areas where i think he has made an important contribution, but more is going 4v-pi think he's got a good legy on the econ
and at the pentagon there is a comparable capability to do that. and one of the things frankly when i was secretary i said, we ought to pay more attention at the defense department to how cia handled this operation because they really have a very effective process. so, i think that's happening. i think the pentagon is beginning to develop that kind of capability. i think ultimately the more we can probably put in to the military the better because it's a much more open process. but there are...
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welcome to break in the said i'm abby martin so here are some disturbing news that came out of the pentagon yesterday u.s. military suicides for the year two thousand and twelve had a dismal record of three hundred forty nine deaths and if you don't think that's a lot take this into account that suicide death toll exceeds the number of u.s. combat deaths in afghanistan over the same period so the military suicides clearly an epidemic and getting worse every year why isn't this issue more prevalent in the corporate press and even more importantly why are they supposed heroes of the wars getting proper treatment when they come home oh that's right it's just like my guest brandon neely former army guard at guantanamo bay said yesterday for the majority of people consuming the news once the story is read or watched.
welcome to break in the said i'm abby martin so here are some disturbing news that came out of the pentagon yesterday u.s. military suicides for the year two thousand and twelve had a dismal record of three hundred forty nine deaths and if you don't think that's a lot take this into account that suicide death toll exceeds the number of u.s. combat deaths in afghanistan over the same period so the military suicides clearly an epidemic and getting worse every year why isn't this issue more...
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conversely, i talked to people in the pentagon. the lower in ranks you go, the more they like this guy. the more they like the sense that an enlisted man is going to run the building. if you can use that as a springboard he's facing immense challenges from sequestration to afghanistan to a nuclear iran but it's an opportunity for him to seize the moment. if he does, people will forget this pretty quickly i think. >> woodruff: what about the sour relations or whatever lingering effect there is from this loud vote of no confidence from republicans in the senate? does that affect his ability to do his job? >> i think the important thing for people to realize is it's a perceptions game. if he lets it bother him, it will. but conversely, if he doesn't and if he moves on out, i mean, senators today we're talking some are saying, this will wound him like senator graham of south carolina. others like the chairman of the committee senator levin said no it won't. we're all about tomorrow. we don't focus that much on the past. the truth is so
conversely, i talked to people in the pentagon. the lower in ranks you go, the more they like this guy. the more they like the sense that an enlisted man is going to run the building. if you can use that as a springboard he's facing immense challenges from sequestration to afghanistan to a nuclear iran but it's an opportunity for him to seize the moment. if he does, people will forget this pretty quickly i think. >> woodruff: what about the sour relations or whatever lingering effect...
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. >>> an an emotional day at the pentagon. the legacy leon panetta is leaving behind as he says good-bye. >>> and it's the first dave our amazing makeovers. the mom of a wounded warrior gets a brand-new rook. good morning. welcome to "news4 midday." i'm keith russell. >> and i'm barbara harrison. it's tuesday, february 12th, 2013. we start in college park. two people are dead, another person injured after a murder/suicide at the university of maryland campus. >> all three of university of maryland campus. megan mcgrath is live. >> reporter: it happened at this house behind me on 36th avenue. this is a rental like many of the homes on this block. the tenants, three university of maryland students. one of his two students turned on his two roommates shooting them before killing himself. a bullet hole through the rear window. the window of this suv shot out. and evidence of the fire that started it all. police release the photo of the damage. three university of maryland students live on the home in on 36th avenue. early this mor
. >>> an an emotional day at the pentagon. the legacy leon panetta is leaving behind as he says good-bye. >>> and it's the first dave our amazing makeovers. the mom of a wounded warrior gets a brand-new rook. good morning. welcome to "news4 midday." i'm keith russell. >> and i'm barbara harrison. it's tuesday, february 12th, 2013. we start in college park. two people are dead, another person injured after a murder/suicide at the university of maryland campus....
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leon panetta says the pentagon is making preparations in case automatic budget cuts take effect. the cuts were delayed two months by the fiscal cliff deal reached earlier this month. but lawmakers are also expected to butt heads over raising the debt ceiling. which raises the possibility of a government shutdown. >> this fiscal uncertainty has become a very serious threat to our national security. >> we actually are growing, we've expanded. we've continued to go through these months. but if there's a shutdown, that would be an abrupt stop. >> steve charles cofounded contractor the group and he says there would be layoffs if the government isn't in a position to re-up contracts or award new ones in the next few months. other defense companies instituted hiring freezes while they wait to see what happens. >>> its is 5:35. time for another your money report now. >> and jessica doyle is back with a look at the local economic future. >> that's right. that's right. well remember when it was easy to find a job and you could sell your house with relative ease? the hard part was actually
leon panetta says the pentagon is making preparations in case automatic budget cuts take effect. the cuts were delayed two months by the fiscal cliff deal reached earlier this month. but lawmakers are also expected to butt heads over raising the debt ceiling. which raises the possibility of a government shutdown. >> this fiscal uncertainty has become a very serious threat to our national security. >> we actually are growing, we've expanded. we've continued to go through these...
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by the senate armed services committee outgoing defense secretary leon panetta strongly defended the pentagon's response to the attack in benghazi that left chris stevenson and three others dead. there just wasn't enough time to get attack aircraft to the scene. >>> today, president obama will speak at a farewell dinner for panetta. he will be replaced by chuck hagel if replaced by the senate. >>> and michelle obama plans to travel to chicago to attend the funeral for 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. a band student and honor opportunity who participated in the inauguration festivities. hadiya was the victim of gun violence last week. fatally shot about a mile from the obama home. >>> wall street is bracing for a blizzard. keep an eye on linkedin today. the professional social media network shot up 10%. thanks to earnings that dealer doubled. >>> boeing stocks go higher. federal investigators have given the green light to testing of the dreamliner. >>> we'll see how apple fared day after. david iron horn called the company out for the bailout of cash. apple said it's consider the proposal of shares
by the senate armed services committee outgoing defense secretary leon panetta strongly defended the pentagon's response to the attack in benghazi that left chris stevenson and three others dead. there just wasn't enough time to get attack aircraft to the scene. >>> today, president obama will speak at a farewell dinner for panetta. he will be replaced by chuck hagel if replaced by the senate. >>> and michelle obama plans to travel to chicago to attend the funeral for...
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air force lieutenant colonel simons included duties as a pentagon desk officer and also worked for the national security agency now reports in the us suggest that many of those dubbed by france as terrorists were actually trained by u.s. agents to fight terrorism so how is that turnaround happened well apparently you know we do a lot of training we've spent over half a billion dollars and even even before the past decade going with older programs training peacekeepers training security personnel. this training this program that we're doing here at least is flawed i mean it's ineffective in the sense that we really are seeking stability and compliant training compliant governments that will bring us in and do our bidding to some extent and it's throwing off our judgment as to what we're really accomplishing apparently these defectors if you want call them defectors or you can call them you know patriots i mean i'm sure there's two ways to look at this these individuals who defected were touring and. it's it's just amazing to me that we would not have understood those complexities before
air force lieutenant colonel simons included duties as a pentagon desk officer and also worked for the national security agency now reports in the us suggest that many of those dubbed by france as terrorists were actually trained by u.s. agents to fight terrorism so how is that turnaround happened well apparently you know we do a lot of training we've spent over half a billion dollars and even even before the past decade going with older programs training peacekeepers training security...
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this is the politics of the pentagon and it's going too far. >> for give me, my last piece is, i don't think anyone is talking about compromising the ability to fight of a unit, what they are talking about is testing and adjusting. >> adjusting tests. >> if women pass the required levels that allow them to join an infantry unit, they should be given the opportunity. >> that will be the last word, thank you, great conversation, i will invite you both back and we will continue it. you should see my social media, it's going crazy, people are enjoying it and some of them are not enjoying both of you and my comments as well. thank you. >> thank you, don. >> thank you. >> jail break, caught on camera. rebel forces attack a prison in syria to free their own, the escape next. power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when p
this is the politics of the pentagon and it's going too far. >> for give me, my last piece is, i don't think anyone is talking about compromising the ability to fight of a unit, what they are talking about is testing and adjusting. >> adjusting tests. >> if women pass the required levels that allow them to join an infantry unit, they should be given the opportunity. >> that will be the last word, thank you, great conversation, i will invite you both back and we will...
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for the latest in what it would involve, we want to go to nbc's jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. jim, what are you hearing at this hour? >> lester, the president hasn't made a decision, but a final war plan is in place, and u.s. military forces are ready to pull the trigger. five guided missiles already in the mediterranean. each armed with up to 50 tomahawk cruise missiles. the primary target, command centers for syria's chemical weapons and their delivery system. rockets, artillery and airplanes. and tonight the amphibious ship san antonio with 300 marines on board arrived in the eastern med on standby for any possible emergencies. and while no final decisions have been made, the preplanning for this operation is so far along that once the president gives the order, missiles could be in the air within minutes. lester? >> all right, jim. let go inside syria now. u.n. weapons inspectors scheduled to leave there tomorrow. people are bracing for a possible military strike as we hear tonight from bill neely in damascus. >> reporter: all day here in damascus, the sounds of explosions
for the latest in what it would involve, we want to go to nbc's jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. jim, what are you hearing at this hour? >> lester, the president hasn't made a decision, but a final war plan is in place, and u.s. military forces are ready to pull the trigger. five guided missiles already in the mediterranean. each armed with up to 50 tomahawk cruise missiles. the primary target, command centers for syria's chemical weapons and their delivery system. rockets, artillery and...
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panetta talked about life after the pentagon. >> the time has come for me to return to my wife, silvia, our three sons, their families, our six grandchildren, and my walnut farm. dealing with a different set of nuts. >> panetta has served as secretary of defense since 2011. his legny will include overseeing the troop drawdown in afghanistan, the trimming of the defense budget and the death of osama bin laden. >>> a gag gift greeted secretary of state hillary clinton when she got back to work at the state department today. you see this picture here? mrs. clinton got a football helmet with the state department logo on the side. secretary clinton has not made any public appearances since early december when she fell, hit her head and sustained a concussion. hence the helmet. she was released from the hospital last week after treatment for a blood clot. >>> just hours from now a special meeting will be held to talk about the proposed closure of several east bay fire stations. contra costa supervisors voted last month to shut down stations in clayton, lafayette, martinez and walnut creek. t
panetta talked about life after the pentagon. >> the time has come for me to return to my wife, silvia, our three sons, their families, our six grandchildren, and my walnut farm. dealing with a different set of nuts. >> panetta has served as secretary of defense since 2011. his legny will include overseeing the troop drawdown in afghanistan, the trimming of the defense budget and the death of osama bin laden. >>> a gag gift greeted secretary of state hillary clinton when...
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michelle, who i believe you worked with at the pentagon, tell me why i have it wrong or at least why you worry that hagel wouldn't be the right pick for this position. >> i don't know i would say ezra that hagel is the wrong pick, i just don't think he is the best pick. i think there are others around there who would have many of the upsides that hagel has, without the down sides that hagel has. if mitt romney had won and chosen him, i would have applauded him as real courage. chuck hagel has a lot going for him. he is a brave guy, a principled guy. there is a lot to like about him. he is also a republican, and the democratic party has worked really, really hard over past decades to erase the deficit, in which voters consistently said they trusted republicans more than democrats on national security. democrats have worked really hard to erase that gap, but picking chuck hagel seems to me to be sending a message i can't figure out president obama wants to send, i can't figure out why. and even a democratic president can't be sure that a democrat is going to do a good job leading our e
michelle, who i believe you worked with at the pentagon, tell me why i have it wrong or at least why you worry that hagel wouldn't be the right pick for this position. >> i don't know i would say ezra that hagel is the wrong pick, i just don't think he is the best pick. i think there are others around there who would have many of the upsides that hagel has, without the down sides that hagel has. if mitt romney had won and chosen him, i would have applauded him as real courage. chuck hagel...
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for the first time, the pentagon allows american women to serve in combat roles. britain, germany, and the netherlands are to their citizens to get out of benghazi, libya in response to an imminent threat against westerners. >> just touched a button. it hands you the picture. >> it brought us a new age of instant photography. tonight, we focus on the man whose polaroids help capture our lives in real time. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. it is time for policy to catch up with reality. that was the message that leon panetta said today as he lifted a ban on women serving in combat. acknowledge in the sacrifices which have already been made by both sexes, he talked of a future where everyone would be given the opportunity to serve in front line rolls. what's the next greatest generation will be one of men and women who will fight and die together to protect this nation. that is what freedom is all about. >> leon panetta there. what do these changes mean and how does the u.s. military compare with other countries like brita
for the first time, the pentagon allows american women to serve in combat roles. britain, germany, and the netherlands are to their citizens to get out of benghazi, libya in response to an imminent threat against westerners. >> just touched a button. it hands you the picture. >> it brought us a new age of instant photography. tonight, we focus on the man whose polaroids help capture our lives in real time. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe....
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spain this year and it's just one part of a push for closer military ties across the atlantic as the pentagon chief leon panetta makes his final european tour post. and for now someone to the floor of the european parliament of cyprus was asked to assess its actions over the last six months during which the country over the e.u. it was a period that saw unemployment skyrocket britain eyeing the exit door and talks on an e.u. trillion euro budget collapse but as it turns out that's not how brussels sort instead he praises on the cypriot leadership. this report. well it was all hunch aches and slaps on the back as any piece went through what cyprus is done in this six month tenure as the e.u. presidency and the president of cyprus saying that it was a time in which they the chief significant results and targets strange words considering that it was also a period in which the e.u. went through rising unemployment no agreement on an e.u. budget and in which cyprus continued to ask for a bailout i have to say a bailout which from here in germany many politicians of all across the the bundestag are
spain this year and it's just one part of a push for closer military ties across the atlantic as the pentagon chief leon panetta makes his final european tour post. and for now someone to the floor of the european parliament of cyprus was asked to assess its actions over the last six months during which the country over the e.u. it was a period that saw unemployment skyrocket britain eyeing the exit door and talks on an e.u. trillion euro budget collapse but as it turns out that's not how...
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the pentagon is shrinking its presence in the persian gulf of aircraft carriers. it's par of that long list that secretary panetta that said these cuts are going to have to happen in the coming weeks all because congress cannot agree on an alternative to the budget cuts that are going to kick in as well as a 2013 budget. the "uss truman" was expected to pull out of norfolk tomorrow to head to the persian gulf but wednesday afternoon word came in the truman will stay in port to save money. >> playing the waiting game. it's not very nice not knowing when we're pulling out. >> the pentagon is carrying u.s. presence overseas ahead of $55 billion budget cuts that kick in march 1st. >> this is not a game. >> outgoing defense secretary leon panetta says congress's avoidance of finding cuts is seriously damage america. >> they would degrade our ability to respond to crises precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe. >> the idea behind sequestration was that the budget cuts would be so objectionable here on capitol hill that congress would agree on an alter
the pentagon is shrinking its presence in the persian gulf of aircraft carriers. it's par of that long list that secretary panetta that said these cuts are going to have to happen in the coming weeks all because congress cannot agree on an alternative to the budget cuts that are going to kick in as well as a 2013 budget. the "uss truman" was expected to pull out of norfolk tomorrow to head to the persian gulf but wednesday afternoon word came in the truman will stay in port to save...
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presence in spain this year and is just one part of a push for closer military ties across the atlantic as pentagon chief leon panetta makes his final european tour in the post. a suspected gang war claims the life of the person dubbed the king of russia's mafia find out how he was killed in broad daylight in central moscow. french troops fought their first face to face battle with islamic insurgents in mali. ground operation comes after five days of intense air attacks there the army's aiming to prevent the al qaeda affiliated militant suv seize vast areas in the north of the former french colony from moving towards the capital bamako but the operation has led to the first retaliation now the militants have raided a b.p. gas field in neighboring algeria killing two people and kidnapping a group of around twenty european u.s. and japanese workers that have it done a spokesman for marine le pen president of the national front says this could be a result of france's reckless politics now we're on the third level of four actually concerning the privilege of being attacked by terrorist groups on our ow
presence in spain this year and is just one part of a push for closer military ties across the atlantic as pentagon chief leon panetta makes his final european tour in the post. a suspected gang war claims the life of the person dubbed the king of russia's mafia find out how he was killed in broad daylight in central moscow. french troops fought their first face to face battle with islamic insurgents in mali. ground operation comes after five days of intense air attacks there the army's aiming...
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jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with the news. why did military leaders say this had to happen now? >> essentially because women are already in combat. chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey said he realized when he got into his armored vehicle in baghdad in 2003. >> and i slapped a gunner on the wagon and she leaned down and said, i'm amanda, okay, so a female turret gunner protecting the commander and times have changed and something to do about it. and life as we know, there are no guarantees of success. not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. but everyone is entitled to a chance. >> reporter: secretary panetta said that his eyes were opened when he was over at the cia and realized half of the intelligence force over there were women and he talked to the joint chiefs when he came over here to serve as defense secretary about what changes could be made, shep. >> shepard: jen, what are we hearing from women in the military? >> most have accepted this and are excited about it. what they've explained to us, t
jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with the news. why did military leaders say this had to happen now? >> essentially because women are already in combat. chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey said he realized when he got into his armored vehicle in baghdad in 2003. >> and i slapped a gunner on the wagon and she leaned down and said, i'm amanda, okay, so a female turret gunner protecting the commander and times have changed and something to do about it. and life as we...
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. >>> we begin with cnn pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. obviously, this has been developing throughout the day. we have been struggling to chase this down and get the details. the u.s. government says it is taking the lead on the hostage situation. what is it doing to make sure the americans who are being held hostage are safe? >> erin, the first thing they did was to get some satellite surveillance over that area which means that the fbi can now monitor to some extent what is happening on the grown. the next thing the u.s. military did was upgrade the readiness sat tus of the so-called commander's in extremists force, the small lethal counter terrorism force that u.s. african command did not have when that was attacked in benghazi libya. it was stood up and allows african command to have a ready to go special operations team dedicated to hostage rescue and counter terrorism. this team we're told was already on its way to senegal to be in place for any potential missions that might come up with mali. they have been diverted in an undisclos
. >>> we begin with cnn pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. obviously, this has been developing throughout the day. we have been struggling to chase this down and get the details. the u.s. government says it is taking the lead on the hostage situation. what is it doing to make sure the americans who are being held hostage are safe? >> erin, the first thing they did was to get some satellite surveillance over that area which means that the fbi can now monitor to some extent...
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i did that on a number of occasions at the pentagon. >> ok. all -- whatd -- we you just said reminds me. leadership is the courage to stay out of step when everybody else is marching to the wrong 10. leadership also requires folks to lead. -- as youues know have said earlier -- this position has been vacant for months. the deputy secretary has been vacant for half a year. there are a number of other positions that need to be filled. the administration has an obligation to nominate good people. my hope is we will promptly confirm you and we will move promptly to make sure you have the team around you that you need. dr. coburn? >> thank you. again, welcome and thank you for your willingness to serve in this position. this committee and my office timelyruggled to receive responses from the department of homeland security to our inquiries and to reports that the department has moderated -- is mandated under law to provide to us. for example congress required the law in march. they are just now complying with that, but only after i threatened to ho
i did that on a number of occasions at the pentagon. >> ok. all -- whatd -- we you just said reminds me. leadership is the courage to stay out of step when everybody else is marching to the wrong 10. leadership also requires folks to lead. -- as youues know have said earlier -- this position has been vacant for months. the deputy secretary has been vacant for half a year. there are a number of other positions that need to be filled. the administration has an obligation to nominate good...
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when we come back, we'll talk exclusively with a man who until recently ran the pentagon. also, that huge fire on the west is having a bill impact in this last big weekend of summer. if you're living with moderate to severe crohn's disease, there are times it feels like your life revolves around your symptoms. if you're tired of going around in circles, get headed in a new direction, and ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. because with humira, remission is possible. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief. and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira, your doctor sh
when we come back, we'll talk exclusively with a man who until recently ran the pentagon. also, that huge fire on the west is having a bill impact in this last big weekend of summer. if you're living with moderate to severe crohn's disease, there are times it feels like your life revolves around your symptoms. if you're tired of going around in circles, get headed in a new direction, and ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. because with humira, remission is possible. humira has...
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announce a realignment in the drone program moving all kill operations out of the cia and into the pentagon where there's more oversight such an announcement has not been officially made now over the next few weeks says the national defense authorization act is debated in congress members about the house and the senate will have opportunities to add more congressional oversight to the white house's drone program as well as the authorization for use of military force that underpins the drone program this was an issue i recently talked about with congressman keith ellison congress is going to be taking up the new defense authorization act is that the place to fight this battle when it comes to qualifying drones and trying to rework the u.s. that is that that is a good vehicle to raise these issues and we plan on you know developing some vehicles to billy push back on this on this endless war program meanwhile if the white house wants some credibility on this issue that it needs to get its numbers straight simply if the cia doesn't know who it's targeting with these drones as these classified
announce a realignment in the drone program moving all kill operations out of the cia and into the pentagon where there's more oversight such an announcement has not been officially made now over the next few weeks says the national defense authorization act is debated in congress members about the house and the senate will have opportunities to add more congressional oversight to the white house's drone program as well as the authorization for use of military force that underpins the drone...